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India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings 01/28/2026 03:52am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India. India’s Health Ministry said Tuesd Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger 01/28/2026 01:37am • Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold as crews scrambled Tuesday to repair hundreds of thousands of power outages in the shivering South and forecasters warned the winter weather is expected to get worse. Brutal cold l Witness at Alexander brothers sex trafficking trial tells of celebratory night that became a horror 01/27/2026 07:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The first witness at the sex trafficking trial of three brothers, two of them high-end real estate brokers, testified Tuesday that the thrill of attending a party at actor Zac Efron’s apartment turned into a nightmare when, hours later, one of the brothers repeatedly raped her at What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats 01/27/2026 07:13pm • Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century. Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and t Aston Villa signs striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas 01/27/2026 06:31pm • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa moved to strengthen its unlikely Premier League title challenge by signing former England striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas for a reported $25 million on Tuesday. Abraham was previously at Villa on loan in 2018-19 when he helped the club earn promotion to E Nearly half a million without power and dozens of deaths. A winter storm's toll, in numbers 01/27/2026 05:41pm • KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — As a deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally swirled out to sea, it represented a light at the end of the tunnel for some. However, more than 470,000 homes and businesses were still without power or heat, and temperatures wer Utah mom who believed in 'end of times' is arrested over taking kids to Croatia 01/27/2026 05:30pm • A Utah woman who said the end times were near and who is accused of taking her four young children overseas in violation of a custody order has been arrested in Croatia, authorities said Tuesday. Elleshia Seymour, 35, was charged in December in Salt Lake County with four counts of custodial interfer Timeline of the year since an Army helicopter and plane collided over Washington, DC 01/27/2026 03:39pm • Investigators have uncovered several factors that contributed to the collision of a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger airplane near Washington, D.C., last January, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. The National Transportation Safety Board discussed the investigation Newcastle is without Joelinton for PSG game and waiting to see if Bruno Guimarães can play 01/27/2026 01:08pm • PARIS (AP) — Newcastle will be without midfielder Joelinton for its Champions League match at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday but captain Bruno Guimarães could face the defending champion if he passes a fitness test. Joelinton sustained a groin injury playing against Aston Villa on Sunday and we North Korea launches ballistic missiles into sea between Korean Peninsula and Japan 01/27/2026 08:23am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Tuesday, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting. South Korea's military said it detected liftoffs of several Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives 01/27/2026 07:44am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, as officials acknowledged the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region Monday. President Donald Trump ordered the carriers to mov Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States 01/27/2026 06:45am • Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad. Blatter was the latest international soccer figure to call into question the suitability of What you're eligible for if your flight gets canceled because of winter weather 01/27/2026 05:05am • There were over 11,000 flight delays and cancellations across the U.S. and many in the D.C. region on Monday in response to the winter storm, The Associated Press reported. But travelers impacted may only be entitled to getting rebooked, according to the CEO of a Rhode Island-based travel insurance Disaster on the Potomac, 1 year later: Collision could be defining moment in aviation history 01/27/2026 04:49am • Exactly one year ago, the nation's deadliest plane crash in decades occurred over the Potomac River, when an American Airlines regional jet on approach to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, crashed with an Army helicopter on a training flight. Everyone on board both aircraft — 64 A ceasefire holds in Syria but civilians live with fear and resentment 01/27/2026 12:01am • QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Fighting this month between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces left civilians on either side of the frontline fearing for their future or harboring resentment as the country's new leaders push forward with transition after years of civil war. The fighting ended with g